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Day 55, July 29: Quebec City to St. Jean Port Joli, QC

Accu weather was spot on, we awoke to blue skies and sunshine with a nice wind out of the west, that lasted all day. Only a short distance from the site we found Route Verte 1 and started our ride … Continue reading

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Day 54, July 28: Village of Champlain to Quebec City, QC

I awoke this morning at 6:30 to blue skies and sunshine, anticipating the short 90 km ride to one of my favourite cities from a historical standpoint, and now for our new pastime, eating. Unfortunately current weather can’t be trusted, … Continue reading

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Day 53, July 27: St Sulpice, Trois Riviere to Village of Champlain, QC

I was awakened this morning by a heavy downpour at 5:30 am and when I rolled over an hour later it was still raining hard.  We checked the weather report and decided to wait until 10:00 am when thunderstorms were … Continue reading

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Day 52, July 26: Rigaud to St. Sulpice, QC

We are on a roll, awoke to another nice of day blue skies and very little wind and headed out on the road at 9:00 am.  I spent the time between 7 and 8 getting through to Rogers and trying … Continue reading

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Day 51, July 25: Manotick Station, ON to Rigaud, QC

Early to rise this morning, 5:45 am, no more loons… just the sound of trucks.  Our schedule calls for us to be in Rigaud, 138 km from Manotick and about 20 km from Dorion tonight, so we decided to get … Continue reading

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Day 50, July 24: Sharbot Lake to Manotick, ON

We woke early this morning, just after 6:00 am to the sound of loons calling out, much better way to start the day than to the alarm on my smart phone. We hit the road at 8:15 am, looking forward … Continue reading

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Day 49, July 23: Peterborough to Sharbot Lake Provincial Park, ON

We enjoyed our night at the Beavermead Municipal Park.  The downside was we had no internet, but we kept moving around until we discovered that taking a seat next to the admin building would let us online… We departed for … Continue reading

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July 21 and July 22: Orillia to Peterbourgh… Back on the Road Again!

Monday July 21 A jingle came to mind this morning in the voice of Willy Nelson… “Back on the Road Again” Funny though, it felt more like the the norm then getting up and going to the golf course.  Many … Continue reading

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July 12- 20… The Amazing Homecoming!

I am having difficulty in knowing where to start with my catch up, and will honestly admit how overwhelmed, and appreciative I am with everything that has happened over the past few days. Monday July 14th Best way to start … Continue reading

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Day 38, July 12: Blind River to Espanola to White Rock Falls, ON

It’s great to have John Whitney with us, not only to share our experience, but he has brought the good weather.  He actually thinks we photoshopped the earlier photos of rain, wind and cold weather. We left this morning a … Continue reading

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